Sister to Sister

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As part of Sister to Sister's National Women's Healthy Heart Campaign, the Jacksonville Campaign office, in partnership with Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, hosted a booth at the Southern Women's Show from October 18 - October 21. They offered free blood pressure screenings to 1,120 Jacksonville area women, raising awareness about the importance of heart disease prevention.

The Sister to Sister booth at the Jacksonville Southern Women's Show.

Sister to Sister distributed information on cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, cholesterol and heart-healthy living, while Baptist Health conducted interactive workshops with medical experts from their Sleep Center, Stroke Center and Center for Endoscopy Services.

As a result of the screenings, ten women were escorted to the EMT station, two women were immediately taken by ambulance to the hospital, and two women were driven to the hospital by their friends.